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Flashcards in The Gun Deck (9)
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1
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‘bringing a gun into the house changes it’

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enjambment unnatural break emphasises boldness of statemnt

2
Q

‘you lay it on the kitchen table’

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wife and husband dynamic wife cooks husband rests

3
Q

‘grainy polished wood stock;

A

assonance plosvie consonants remove safety felling

4
Q

‘grey shadow’

A

not black/white lack of clarity whether changes brought my gun are good and bad

5
Q

‘at first’

‘soon’

A

time phrases speed relationship developemnt

6
Q

‘clean through the head’

A

monosyllabic

7
Q

‘reek’ ‘entrails’ ;shot through the head;

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semantic field of death and destruction juxtaposed with innocent imagery exaggerates destuction of the gun

8
Q

‘like when sex was fresh’

A

dehumanising both men and women can change societal norms

9
Q

‘slicing stirring and tasting;

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sibiliance step by step closer to consumption